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Knowledge networking and growth in service firms

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  • Bilitis Schoonjans
  • Philippe Van Cauwenberge
  • Heidi Vander Bauwhede

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This paper empirically assesses whether knowledge networking affects the growth of small service firms. More specifically, using a large, unbalanced panel data set for the period 1992-2009, it investigates whether participation in a knowledge network called PLATO is positively related to service firm growth. The results show that knowledge networking has a highly significant positive effect on the net asset and added value growth of service firms. Furthermore, it is demonstrated that the positive effect of knowledge networking on firm growth is significantly larger for service firms than for manufacturing firms, indicating that industry drives networking success.

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  • Bilitis Schoonjans & Philippe Van Cauwenberge & Heidi Vander Bauwhede, 2013. "Knowledge networking and growth in service firms," The Service Industries Journal, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 33(11), pages 1051-1067, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:servic:v:33:y:2013:i:11:p:1051-1067
    DOI: 10.1080/02642069.2011.632004
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    2. Gonzalo Nunez-Chaim & Henry G. Overman & Capucine Riom, 2024. "Does subsidising business advice improve firm performance? Evidence from a large RCT," CEP Discussion Papers dp1977, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.

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